Savoir-faire

Concerned about my environmental impact, I design each item so as not to produce any cutting waste. And when waste is unavoidable, it is carefully stored for reuse.
That's why Lucie Leroux produces its lamps mainly to order. To manufacture only what is necessary.

Thanks to my expertise in textile design, I print each pattern by hand using water-based inks and the screen printing process.
The patterns applied to these lamps are designed to follow the movement of the folds and interact with the light.
First drawn in two dimensions, the pattern then becomes a three-dimensional graphic element once the final shape is folded.

From a simple strip of fabric to a three-dimensional lamp, the folding stage gives the final shape to each lamp, which requires up to 2.75 meters of fabric.
The folds are first marked using custom-made templates. Then each lamp is patiently folded by hand, one fold at a time. 
Discovering each object gradually coming into shape through these precise, repeated gestures is a constantly renewed surprise. 

The name of each model corresponds to the number of folds needed to achieve each shape.

At once simple and complex, the folding technique creates elegant shapes with pure lines in volume. Lamps take shape solely through the fold, without the addition of reinforcement, glue or seams.